Former Madison-Area Priest Pleads No Contest to Child Sex Crimes in Waupaca County Case

Former Madison priest pleads no contest to child sex crimes

Andrew J. Showers was defrocked but most recently been parochial vicar at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Madison, according to a statement in August 2025 from the Diocese.

Former Madison-area priest pleads no contest to child sex crimes in Waupaca County case

WAUPACA, Wis. — A former Madison-area priest charged in two Wisconsin counties for child sex crimes pleaded no contest Tuesday in Waupaca County, online records show.

Former Madison priest convicted in Waupaca County child sex crime case

WAUPACA COUNTY, Wis. (WKOW) — A former Madison priest was convicted Tuesday of three felony counts related to child sex crimes.

Former Madison priest convicted on most charges under plea agreement

A former Madison priest accused of child sex crimes was convicted Tuesday during a plea hearing at the Waupaca County courthouse.Andrew Showers, 38, entered no contest pleas to one count of attempted child enticement, one count of attempted second-degree sexual assault of a child and one count of possession of child pornography.Waupaca County Circuit Court Judge Diane Meulemans accepted the pleas and convicted the former priest on the three char…